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emuking

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

[zulu]

R/

10 Aug 2009 at 08:02 - 1

The title says it all really, my idea is simple to implement wrapping paper into the game so that you can wrap items/stack of materials/etc.. so that you can give them to people to open or open yourself if you have no friends! Call it stupid but currently there is a lot of stress in GW with all the debate on balance, is GW 2 blah blah whatever...

I'm keeping in mind Guild Wars is a program run by a company (basically) and as a company they want something that is going to benefit their product. This is simple and there are many ways that you could make this work (certain paper types only drop in 1 area or make a wrapping paper trader) During holidays he can sell different types of wrapping paper, you get the idea and how simple yet fun the idea can become.

Discuss!
(Real easy thing to do too eh?)

Oo Beast Oo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

TIME

W/

10 Aug 2009 at 08:08 - 2

i don't get it

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

10 Aug 2009 at 08:45 - 3

So basically fill-your-own-Festival/Wintersday/Birthday gifts? I like it a lot actually!

Especially if we could get a few re-skins for different paper tastes.

/Signed. Gift giving is fun, and even more so when you have something to open!

Pikey

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

United Kingdom

Mo/

10 Aug 2009 at 08:55 - 4

i like the idea too gief presents pl0x

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

10 Aug 2009 at 09:19 - 5

If it's cheap and easy to do then it could be fun, but I think the novelty would wear off quickly unless people actually gave meaningful presents. Also, people will probably sell presents (with 1 gold/other insignificant item in them) to new players for heaps of cash saying they've got gold items inside. A bit of common sense would prevent this but common sense isn't as common as it used to be.

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

10 Aug 2009 at 09:44 - 6

Great idea, but I can see people getting scammed by it. I'm all for it though.

/signed

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

10 Aug 2009 at 10:55 - 7

It would be a lot of fun. But sadly, there are sleaze-balls out there who would turn it into a scam fest - trying to pass them off as Gifts of the Traveller and what-not.

Zan Usi Quan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Brussels - Belgium

Temple of Love

R/

10 Aug 2009 at 12:20 - 8

New gift trade for this then? One-way trade?

Jaythen Tyradel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

10 Aug 2009 at 12:41 - 9

AS long as the skin is unique, and tag on the item lets other players know that it is a gift wrapped by another player, and the skin is priced just right, I would go for it.
One players "merch it" loot is another players best present yet.
Besides frozen ectos. No one wants those.

/signed

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

10 Aug 2009 at 13:27 - 10

So this idea basically.

Scam City as far as I can tell. I'll leave this open though, for now. In the future always make sure you search the forum before posting a "new" idea. Thanks!

Arghore

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2009

Tyria, Catacomb dweller..

N/

10 Aug 2009 at 16:30 - 11

Big /signed from me

Rather like this idear, as there are so many occations for presents

... and scamfest why? Just dont buy presents that say they are "Personal or Wrapped" presents. (so naming them correct is a first

)
And I liked the idear of a wrapping kit alot (die would make it more prone to scams as presents could be died to look similar), so a different design would be nice...

Also special holidays could have special wrapping kits as (buyable) rewards (different from the holidays presents) so you can give a special holiday gifts also

... all these wraps would fill our chests in no time and make us buy more storage panes

:P

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

10 Aug 2009 at 16:39 - 12

This is actually a pretty cool idea...

/signed

Pistachio

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/R

10 Aug 2009 at 16:48 - 13

Good idea, and it seems like it would be pretty easy to implement.

mathiastemplar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2008

Denmark

Jade Reapers [JD]

W/

10 Aug 2009 at 17:50 - 14

/signed
want new content plz:P

Roy_

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2008

Whatever Floats Your [Boat]

A/

10 Aug 2009 at 17:55 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

*snip*...but common sense isn't as common as it used to be.

This is the sad truth, and the reason it will never happen.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

10 Aug 2009 at 21:09 - 16

This idea would be nice. I remember some guilds I were in, members (myself included) would sometimes gather several members and give away items they weren't using. Generally they weren't particularly good items, (except if it happened to be something you needed in particular) but it was a fun sort of event.

Wrapping paper would enhance this sort of thing somewhat, particularly if it costs no more than, say, 10 gold per wrapping.

/signed

Ariena Najea

Silence and Motion

Join Date: Jul 2006

Buffalo NY

New Horizon [NH]

10 Aug 2009 at 21:22 - 17

Make these function outside of the normal trade system and there is no problem. Of course, this involves more coding, but it's a terrific idea.

Even modifying the existing trade setup would work, basically allowing one player to put up what they are giving away, and have the rest of the trade be automatically completed, meaning the player receiving the gift would click Accept Gift(s), which would automatically force their submit and accept. Give a warning to prevent people from using this instead of trade by accident.

Pistachio

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/R

10 Aug 2009 at 22:11 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ariena Najea

Make these function outside of the normal trade system and there is no problem. Of course, this involves more coding, but it's a terrific idea.

Even modifying the existing trade setup would work, basically allowing one player to put up what they are giving away, and have the rest of the trade be automatically completed, meaning the player receiving the gift would click Accept Gift(s), which would automatically force their submit and accept. Give a warning to prevent people from using this instead of trade by accident.

This would definitely work. There would be no reason to trade a gift wrapped by a player in normal trade anyway. At the very least they could disable the ability for the receiver to trade money or items back while they are getting a present.